| Boisea | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Family: | Rhopalidae |
| Subfamily: | Serinethinae |
| Genus: | Boisea George Kirkaldy, 1910 |
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Boisea is the least speciose genus of the soapberry bug subfamily. Members of this genus are found in North America, India, and Africa.[1] Unlike other serinethine genera, the distribution of Boisea is very patchy; it is speculated that its highly vicariant range is relictual of what was previously a much vaster, continuous range.[2] The most well-known species of this genus are the North American boxelder bug and African Boisea fulcrata, both of which mainly feeds on the seeds of Maple trees and are occasional nuisance pests around homes.